Captain andreas rafi

Junior World Cup Malaysia: The Indian junior men’s hockey team went down 4-1 to Spain in their second match of the ongoing FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Malaysia 2023 at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil, on Thursday.

Rohit (33’) scored the only goal for India. For Spain, Pol Cabre Verdiell (1', 41’) and Andreas Rafi (18', 60’) were the goal scorers.

In the first quarter, Spain started the game with a dominating presence and struck in the first minute through Pol Cabre Verdiell’s field goal, putting India on the back foot. Despite India’s attempts to ease this pressure by counter-attacks, Spain maintained their momentum in the first session.